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5th Annual 'A Night of Stars' ConcertTonight at 7:00pm on Channel
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The famed acoustic bluegrass trio, The Kruger Brothers, perform with the Murray State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Natives of Switzerland, the brothers perform a blend of traditional and original music, including "Black Mountain Rag," "Up 18 North," "Luminous Waters" and "Behind the Barn."
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Jammin at Hippie Jack's "The SteelDrivers, Parts 1 & 2"Tonight at 8:30pm on Channel
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The SteelDrivers are truly a band that has “come together." Comprised of Mike Henderson on mandolin, Richard Bailey on banjo, Mike Fleming on bass, Tammy Rodgers on fiddle, and Chris Stapleton on lead vocal and guitar, this very hip bluegrass with soul is a mainstay of Americana music festivals across the country.
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Austin City Limits "Lyle Lovett & Friends: Songwriters Special"Tonight at 9:30pm on Channel
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Four genre-crossing songwriting legends join forces to provide a glimpse of the best American folk, country and rock music. Guy Clark, Joe Ely, John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett (pictured) have each performed on AUSTIN CITY LIMITS before, but this is the first time the quartet has teamed up for a free-form songwriters roundtable.
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The Big SqueezeTonight at 10:30pm on Channel
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THE BIG SQUEEZE follows 16-year-old John Ramirez and other young musicians as they do battle at the statewide accordion throw down in Texas. From the urban barrios of Houston to the colonias along the U.S.-Mexican border, the film shines a light on today’s emerging Texas accordion masters.
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Okie Noodling IISunday, July 5 at 7:00pm on Channel
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In 2001, filmmaker Bradley Beesley brought the strange subculture of bare-handed catfishing to the screen in OKIE NOODLING. In this new sequel, Beesley revisits the colorful, original cast and meets some new and eccentric fishermen en route to the largest noodling tournament in the nation.
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From Wharf Rats to the Lord of the Docks: The Life and Times of Harry BridgesSunday, July 5 at 8:00pm on Channel
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In this film, Ian Ruskin performs his one-man play to a packed house of 1,000 longshore workers in California. It is an intimate exploration of the life and times of this extraordinary man – often seen as a hero or the devil incarnate.
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Reno Historic RacesSunday, July 5 at 9:30pm on Channel
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Each May, vintage car enthusiasts from around the United States converge on Nevada's Reno-Fernley Raceway to view classic race cars and mingle with millionaire racers, mechanics, self-described "gearheads" and collectors. This special features scenes from the 2008 event.
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In Focus "Ballet Nouveau Colorado/ Phil Putnam"Sunday, July 5 at 11:00pm on Channel
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IN FOCUS spotlights Colorado's vibrant arts community. This week, host Eden Lane looks at Ballet Nouveau Colorado and their encore of Rock Ballets at the Avada Center Amphitheater, as well as the Denver debut of singer/songwriter Phil Putnam at Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret, a benefit for the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
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Globe Trekker "Spanish Islands"Monday, July 6 at 8:00pm on Channel
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Alex Riley explores the glorious Spanish Islands, visiting the Balearics off the coast of Spain and the Canary Islands near Africa. Highlights include clubbing in Ibiza; taking mud baths in Formentara; swimming alongside a mother whale and her calves in Tenerife; and more.
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Richard Bangs' Adventures With Purpose "New Zealand: Quest For Katiakitanga"Monday, July 6 at 9:00pm on Channel
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In this adventure, Richard Bangs – the father of adventure travel – attempts to unearth the meaning and origins behind the age-old Maori tradition of kaitiakitanga, the responsibility of human beings to protect the natural world.
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Art Wolfe's Travels To The Edge "Peru: Manu"Monday, July 6 at 10:00pm on Channel
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Manu, in southern Peru, is a place where clouds conceal rare birds, animals blend into the forest, predators hide in the shadows and native peoples are disappearing. Art goes downriver and encounters spectacular birds, animals and peoples of the Amazon, who together are struggling to survive.
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Art Wolfe's Travels To The Edge "Kenya: Masai Mara and Laikipia"Monday, July 6 at 10:30pm on Channel
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East Africa is a vast stage on which the circular, never-ending journey known as the Great Migration has played out for millions of years. After going eye to eye with thousands of wildebeest and zebra, Art enlists an old friend and bush pilot to help him capture aerial patterns of migrating herds and flocks of flamingos.
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Antiques Roadshow "Tampa, FL, Part 2"Tuesday, July 7 at 9:00pm on Channel
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Appraiser Thomas Lecky corrals a set of frontier treasures which includes breastplate decorations worn by two of the Sioux nation’s most powerful chiefs and an 1866 dictionary of the Sioux language – the first book ever printed in Wyoming. This collection could round up $100,000 to $150,000 at auction.
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Studio 12 "Youth Homelessness in Denver"Wednesday, July 8 at 8:00pm on Channel
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According to recent studies there are over 1000 young people between the ages of 18-24 on the streets of Denver every night. This week, STUDIO 12 will invite several local organizations to discuss the causes and solutions of homelessness as well as some young people who have experienced the realities first hand.
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FRONTLINE "Breaking the Bank"Wednesday, July 8 at 9:00pm on Channel
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With brand-name banks on the brink of failure and the federal government contemplating a massive nationalization of the banking industry, FRONTLINE goes behind closed doors to tell the inside story of how things went so wrong so fast and to document efforts to stabilize the industry.
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9/11 Press For TruthThursday, July 9 at 8:00pm on Channel
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Following the attacks of September 11th, a small group of grieving families waged a tenacious battle against those who sought to bury the truth about the event. This film shows how they took on Washington, compelling lawmakers to launch an investigation that ultimately failed to answer most of their questions.
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America: Freedom to FascismThursday, July 9 at 11:00pm on Channel
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Determined to find the law that requires American citizens to pay income tax, producer Aaron Russo sets out on a journey to find the evidence. Neither left, nor right-wing, this startling examination of government exposes the systematic erosion of civil liberties in America.
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